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Accredited Clinical Negligence Specialists

APIL has a specialist accreditation for clinical negligence claims. If an APIL member’s profile displays the specialist accreditation logo it shows that they have achieved a particularly high standard of expertise and competence and that they actually specialise in this area of the law. However, due to the specialised nature of this accreditation we may not have a member with specialist accreditation in your area.

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Only accredited members appear on the public search facility. If an APIL member's profile does not display the clinical negligence specialist logo they will still be accredited at one of the general levels offered by APIL, having satisfied APIL's specific and extensive criteria by providing evidence of their competency and experience in handling personal injury claims.

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Mr Marcos Eleftheriou of FIELDFISHER in London

I am a Legal Director in the medical negligence team at Fieldfisher. I have practiced in this area since qualifying in 2010. I have dealt with a wide range of case types including delayed diagnosis of cancer, fatal accidents, acquired brain injury, amputation, spinal injury, birth injury, and cosmetic surgery. My experience in neurological injury, delay in diagnosing cancer cases and fatal cases is particularly extensive. For example, I...

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Mrs Sara Burns of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in Birmingham

Partner and APIL Clinical Negligence specialist in complex clinical negligence cases. Sara heads up a team of 11, which is one of five teams in the Birmingham department specialising solely in clinical negligence. She has experience in claims involving all types of injury with a range of values. Sara has particular interest in obstetric and birth injury claims and has extensive experience of "wrongful birth" claims. She has successfully concluded many...

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Ms Anna Vroobel of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in London

I am a Senior Associate Solicitor based in the clinical negligence team in London, specialising exclusively in negligence claims on behalf of patients and their families. I am an APIL accredited Senior Litigator, an APIL accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist and an accredited Clinical Negligence Specialist with the Law Society's Panel. I have significant experience with a wide range of maximum severity claims, including cerebral palsy and stroke cases, as well as those...

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Mrs Kat May of TAYLOR EMMET LLP in Sheffield

I have been practising in the field of clinical negligence for over 16 years and have gained significant experience and extensive knowledge in that time of all types of case within this area. I have a particular interest in injuries sustained during or shortly after birth, and have represented vulnerable clients in very high value cases of that nature on many occasions, obtaining large compensation payments on their behalf to enable them and their families/carers to access resources otherwise...

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Ms Anne Kavanagh of IRWIN MITCHELL LLP in London

I specialise in medical negligence, acting on behalf of parents of children with cerebral palsy, spinal-cord injured patients following negligent or delayed surgery and I have particular expertise in cases involving medical negligence in fertility and reproductive injury. I acted for the claimant in the landmark Supreme Court case of XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, where donor egg and surrogacy costs were allowed following delayed...

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Mr Jerard Knott of FLETCHERS SOLICITORS in Manchester

Jerard is a specialist clinical negligence solicitor at Fletchers Solicitors in Manchester. Jerard is accredited by APIL as a Senior Litigator and as a Clinical Negligence Specialist. Between 2018 and summer 2024, he was APIL's clinical negligence special interest group coordinator (having been the group secretary in 2017). Jerard is a member of a number of APIL's working parties and is also part of the clinical negligence annual conference organising...

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Mrs Laura Fenton of CL MEDILAW in Oxford

I am a senior associate in the clinical negligence and serious injury team at CL Medilaw. I am a specialist maternity and birth injury solicitor working with familes who have been affected by a neurological condition. I advise clients with clinical negligence claims and have extensive experience in dealing with a wide variety of claims including, birth injury and acquired brain injury cases, complex orthopaedic cases, delay in diagnosis of cancer cases, gynaecological claims...

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Ms Julie Hardy of NELSONS SOLICITORS LIMITED in Nottingham

I have dealt with clinical negligence cases on behalf of Claimants since qualifying as a solicitor in 1995. I joined Nelsons Solicitors as a Partner in January 2024. I have spent my whole career working in Nottingham, although I act for clients all over the country. I deal with all clinical negligence claims, but specialise in cases involving brain injuries suffered by babies at birth, or in childhood. I also deal with many cases involving surgical errors. I enjoy the...

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Mr Alan Mendham of GADSBY WICKS in Chelmsford

Since qualifying as a solicitor in 2004 Alan has specialised exclusively in clinical negligence claims. He handles a wide range of claims including surgical errors, misdiagnosis and birth injuries. Alan is a member of the Law Sociey Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme a member of the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers Executive Commitee and of the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers' Public Affairs and Patient Safety Group.

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Mr Graham Bell of THOMSON SNELL & PASSMORE LLP in Tunbridge Wells

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All patients are owed a 'duty of care' by their medical practitioner. No medical treatment or surgical procedure can be guaranteed to be 100% effective, but if you suffer an injury due to the negligence of the nurse, doctor or surgeon involved, then you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries suffered.

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